Offbeat | The Ideal Office Floor Plan, According to Science

The open office plan that everybody loves to hate is here to stay. The ideal seating plan still involves sitting almost on top of your co-workers, according to new research from

Olympics | You’re in! Five new sports make Tokyo 2020 cut

Baseball and softball are returning to the Olympics in 2020, while skateboarding, surfing, karate and sport climbing are joining the games for the first time. The IOC approved the addition of

Rio – The latest | Solo says not bothered by ‘Zika, Zika’ chants

The latest from the Rio Olimpic games: – American football goalkeeper Hope Solo says she was not bothered by fans who chanted “Zika, Zika” at her as the U.S. women’s team

The Buzz | Beijing on track for 2022 games

Organizers of the Winter Olympics in 2022 in Beijing are promising that everything is already on track for the country’s second Olympics, building on experience from the Summer Games in

World briefs

CHINA A Chinese lawyer was sentenced to seven years in prison in the third in a series of subversion trials demonstrating the ruling Communist Party’s determination to silence independent human

Trash piles outside bins draw public’s attention

Communities in the northern, central and southern districts have filed complaints about trash piling up around garbage bins located in their surroundings. According to a report by Macao Daily News,

Kapok | To hoist or not to hoist…

In this part of the world, and especially at that time of the year, the right meteorological prediction can often be a matter of life and death: our subtropical climate

Friday, August 5, 2016 – edition no. 2615

* Local drone regulation still up in the air, remains contentious issue * Dog-themed musical hits Cultural Center’s stage * No more trump casinos in new jersey * N. Korea hopes to plant

Rio Cerimony has much to live up to

* Movies: Little Men * Books: American Heiress by Jeffrey * Music: Classic! Live At Newport  by Joe Lovano Quartet * Wine: The little unsung hero * Food & Drink: Happier Meal? McDonald’s nixing

A poignant tale of everyday drama in ‘Little Men’

When a generous patriarch dies, the lives of two families are altered in Ira Sachs’ beautifully poignant slice of life drama “Little Men.” In the film, Brian Jardine (Greg Kinnear), a

Jeffrey Toobin revisits Patty Hearst saga

Earlier this year the well-known legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin won even wider attention for the FX series based on his 1996 best-seller about the O.J. Simpson trial, "The Run of

Joe Lovano 2005 live set spotlights Hank Jones

With this summer's Newport Jazz Festival about to begin, Joe Lovano has pulled from the vaults his 2005 performance there with a quartet that included the late pianist Hank Jones,

News of the World | Five memorable moments from Olympic opening ceremonies

It’s almost game time in Rio, but first there’s the pageantry of the Olympic opening ceremony. Always splashy affairs, the parade of athletes this time around will take place Friday

The Little Unsung Hero

For as long as there has been wine, there has been pomace. Grape pomace refers to the skins, pulp, seeds and stems etc. after pressing the fruits. The (re-)using of

Food & Drink | Happier Meal? McDonald’s nixing some unpalatable ingredients

McDonald’s, which is trying to shake its image for serving processed junk food, said this week that it’s eliminating some unpalatable ingredients from its most popular menu items. That includes making

MIA passenger traffic hits new record high

For the first time in 21 years, the Macau International Airport (MIA) has hit a historic record of 600,000 passenger movements for the month of July. This new record is the

2nd legal activist sentenced as government reins in critics

A Chinese legal rights activist was sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison on subversion charges yesterday, in the second in a series of cases underscoring the ruling Communist Party’s

Music Local orchestra to kick off 2016-2017 concert season in September

The Macao Orchestra is set to kick off its 2016-2017 concert season in September. According to a statement issued by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the upcoming concert season is themed

Tourism | GTEF 2016 begins its roadshow

The Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) 2016, scheduled to be held in the region in October, kicked off its “Five Asian Cities Roadshow” in Beijing last week as part of

Education | UM’s summer English program concludes

The University of Macau’s (UM) 2016 Faculty of Arts and Humanities’ Summer English Immersion Program (SEIP) recently ended. The initiative aimed to help incoming students improve their English-language skills. Participating students

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